Victory at Point 209 /
Victory at Point two hundred and nine Victory at Point two hundred nine
illustrated by Andrew Burdan ; [story as told by Kawata Teepa].
- 40 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 21 x 30 cm
Factual information presented in graphic format. Cover title. Originally published in Māori with title: Ngārimu : te Tohu Toa. Te Whanganui-a-Tara, Aotearoa : E Huia mō Te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga, 2010.
Includes bibliographical references (page 40).
Tells the story of Moananui-a-Kiwa Ngārimu, the first Māori soldier to be awarded the Victoria Cross, describing the battle on the 26 & 27th of March 1943 in which he fought heroically, but was killed. Suggested level: secondary.
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